Legal Resource Manual for Purchasers and Contract Administrators Note: This Legal Resource Manual is not intended to provide specific legal advice for any specific situation. It is intended as general information only. Legal advice can be provided only in the course of an attorney-client relationship with reference to all the facts of a specific situation. This information, therefore, must not be relied on as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a licensed attorney. Access to Electronic and Information Resources by Individuals with Disabilities Legal Resource Manual Chapter 2054, Subchapter M, Government Code Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 10, Chapter 206, State Web Sites: Legal Resource Manual Subchapter A, Definitions Subchapter C, Rule §206.70 Accessibility and Usability of Institution of Higher Education Web Sites Subchapter C, Rule §206.71 Accessibility Policy Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 10, Chapter 213, Electronic and Information Resources: Legal Resource Manual Subchapter A, Definitions Subchapter C, Electronic and Information Resources for Institutions of Higher Education UTS150 Access by Persons with Disabilities to Electronic and Information Resources Procured by The University of Texas System Administration and The University Of Texas System Institutions Best Value Statutes Legal Resource Manual Section 51.9335, Education Code Section 73.115, Education Code Section 74.008, Education Code Board of Regents' Rules and Regulations Bond Review Board Business Procedure Memoranda (BPMs) see U.T. System Policy Library Buyer Training and Certification Legal Resource Manual UTS156 Purchaser Training and Certification UTS159 Purchasing Texas Procurement and Support Services Division of Texas Comptroller's office (TPASS) - Training Information Catalogue Information System Vendor(CISV) (Repealed 09-01-2007) Legal Resource Manual Texas Procurement and Support Services Division of Texas Comptroller's Office (TPASS) - CISV Information Construction Contracts Legal Resource Manual UT System Office of Facilities Planning and Construction UT System OGC Construction Law Pages Consulting Contracts Legal Resource Manual UTS128 - Consulting Contracts Policy and Procedures Guide Office of the Governor Consulting Contract Guidelines Consulting Contract Template, RFP Template and Instructions (Requires UT/Shibboleth password; use "Sample Documents" link Gov. Code Chapter 2254, Subchapter B Contract Checklists Legal Resource Manual UTS145 Processing of Contracts UT System OGC General Procedure Contract Checklis UT System Office of Business Affairs Contract Processing Checklist Delegation of Authority to Sign Contracts Legal Resource Manual Board of Regents Rules and Regulations - Series 10501 Department of Information Resources (DIR) Legal Resource Manual DIR Home Page Electronic Records, Signatures, and Transactions Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("the E-Sign Act"), Title 15, Chapter 96, United States Code Legal Resource Manual U.S. House of Representatives Website U. S. Government Printing Office ("GPO") Access Website Legal Resource Manual Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act ("UETA"), Chapter 322, Texas Business and Commerce Code Acceptance and Distribution of Electronic Records by Governmental Agencies, Section 322.017, Texas Business and Commerce Code Texas Department of Information Resources ("DIR") - Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records, Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 10, Chapter 203 Texas State Library and Archives Commission ("TSL") - Standards and Procedures for Management of Electronic Records, Texas Administrative Code, Title 13, Part 1, Chapter 6, Subchapter C UETA Task Force (DIR and TSL) - Guidelines for the Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records Legal Resource Manual DIR Website TSL Website Equipment Leases Legal Resource Manual Equipment Lease Issues OGC Training Presentation (UT/Shibboleth password required; use "Training" link) Texas Bond Review Board Group Purchasing Legal Resource Manual UT System-wide Contracts Web page (UT/Shibboleth password required; use "system-wide contracts" link) Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) - The DIR Store Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Legal Resource Manual UTS137 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program UT System Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Office of Facilities Planning and Construction HUB Web Page Interagency Contracts Legal Resource Manual Restrictions on Interagency Contracts for Information Resource Technologies Section 2054.119, Government Code DIR Rules Related to Interagency Contracts - 1 TAC 204.31 Interagency Cooperation Act - Chapter 771, Government Code Open Records Legal Resource Manual UT System OGC Open Records Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Government Code UTS 139 Texas Public Information Act Processing of Contracts Legal Resource Manual UTS145 Processing of Contracts UT System Office of Business Affairs Contract Processing Checklist UT System OGC Contract Review Procedures Professional Services Legal Resource Manual Gov. Code Chapter 2254, Subchapter A Public Information Legal Resource Manual Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Government Code UTS 139 Texas Public Information Act UT System OGC Open Records Purchaser Training and Certification Legal Resource Manual UTS156 Purchaser Training and Certification UTS159 Purchasing Texas Procurement and Support Services Division of Texas Comptroller's office (TPASS) - Training Information Purchasing Council Legal Resource Manual UT System Purchasing Council Web Site Request for Information (RFIs) Legal Resource Manual Request for Information Template (UT/Shibboleth password required; use "Sample Documents" link) Request for Proposals (RFPs) Legal Resource Manual Request for Proposal Templates and Instructions (UT/Shibboleth password required; use "Sample Documents" link) Request for Qualifications (RFQs) Legal Resource Manual Request for Qualifications Template (UT/Shibboleth password required; use "Sample Documents" link) Social Security Numbers Legal Resource Manual UTS165 Information Resources Use and Security Policy Space Lease Agreements Legal Resource Manual UTS126 Processing of Real Estate Contracts State of Texas Procurement Manual Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 10, Chapter 206, State Web Sites Legal Resource Manual Subchapter A, Definitions Subchapter C, Institution of Higher Education Web Sites Suspension of Performance Legal Resource Manual OGC Bulletin Suspension of Performance by State Vendors Under the Texas Prompt Payment Act (UT/Shibboleth password required; use "Bulletins" link) Tax Issues Legal Resource Manual Texas Bond Review Board UTS103 Unrelated Business Income Tax Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Texas Procurement and Support Services Division of Texas Comptroller's Office (TPASS) Texas Public Information Act Legal Resource Manual UT System OGC Open Records Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Government Code UTS 139 Texas Public Information Act Unrelated Business Income Tax Legal Resource Manual UTS103 Unrelated Business Income Tax U.T. System Policy Library Legal Resource Manual http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/procedures/policy/ U.T. System Purchasing Council Legal Resource Manual UT System Purchasing Council Web Site Vending Machine Contracts Legal Resource Manual UTS130 Vending Machine Contracts Board of Regents Rules and Regulations - Series 50302 Web Site Solicitation Legal Resource Manual UTS122 Guidelines for Web Site Solicitations Board of Regents Rules and Regulations - Section 2.24, Series 80103 Note: This Legal Resource Manual is not intended to provide specific legal advice for any specific situation. It is intended as general information only. Legal advice can be provided only in the course of an attorney-client relationship with reference to all the facts of a specific situation. This information, therefore, must not be relied on as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a licensed attorney.